Old Edwardian Earrings
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Drop Earrings
White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Drop Earrings
Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
20th Century English Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 20th Century Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s Swedish Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, 15k Gold
2010s Edwardian Chandelier Earrings
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Stud Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1910s French Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Yellow Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Late 19th Century European Edwardian Stud Earrings
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Unknown Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum, 18k Gold
2010s British Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Ruby
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Jade, Onyx, Pearl, 18k Gold
Antique 16th Century Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, Silver
Early 20th Century French Stud Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s Edwardian More Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, Gold
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
2010s Indian Modern Drop Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s European Belle Époque Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold
Antique Early 1900s European Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s Indian Art Deco Drop Earrings
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Indian Art Deco Stud Earrings
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Lever-Back Earrings
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Russian Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Amethyst, Diamond
Antique Early 1900s Spanish Edwardian Dangle Earrings
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Drop Earrings
Diamond, Platinum
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A Close Look at Edwardian Jewelry
Antique Edwardian jewelry is named for King Edward VII of Great Britain, who ruled from 1901 until 1910. Classic Edwardian necklaces, engagement rings, earrings and other jewelry are often overshadowed by the more popular style of the era, Art Nouveau, which is a shame. At its best, Edwardian jewelry was all about the exquisite diamond, platinum and pearl creations made by such famous names as Cartier and Boucheron.
Edward introduced incredibly formal Buckingham Palace court presentations, balls and soirées, resulting in a huge demand for diamond jewels starting with his coronation in 1902. Dozens of tiaras and formal jewels in an updated 18th-century style were purchased from French jewelers Boucheron and Chaumet and from Russia’s Fabergé. The court jewelers Asprey, Garrard, Carrington and the newly opened London branch of Cartier were all overwhelmed with orders for sumptuous diamond jewelry to be worn at the king’s elaborate coronation.
During the Edwardian era, pearls were more valuable than diamonds. The pear-shaped pearl La Peregrina, for example, belonged to some of the most fabulous and strongest women in history and bounced among royal courts in Spain, France and Russia for several centuries. So while today the scale and clarity of a diamond ring matters, back then the size and quantity of your pearls was more important a declaration of wealth. And just as Victorian notions of propriety and femininity began to change after Queen Victoria died in 1901, jewelry design also evolved but there was some overlap with late Victorian styles.
Women of the Edwardian period sported bejeweled headpieces like tiaras and bandeaus with feathered aigrettes. Another popular piece of jewelry that is said to have been directly inspired by Queen Alexandra were colliers de chien, or dog collars — today's choker necklaces — which consisted of either a ribbon decorated with a brooch, a gemstone or several strands of pearls strung closely together.
Two major jewelry houses, Cartier and Boucheron, were founded in the mid-1850s, and by the beginning of the 20th century, the wealthy considered them household names. The Cartier brand became even more desirable once the house became the official jewelry supplier to King Edward VII. Cartier took this title seriously and designed some of the most innovative jewelry of its day, since it was willing to experiment with new materials like platinum and because it was mindful of fashion trends. Filigree settings also became popular. This saw-piercing technique was decorative and at the same time created a sense of lightness.
Perhaps even more important than Cartier’s use of platinum was the founding of De Beers Consolidated Mines Limited in 1888. The discovery of new diamond mines made the stone more affordable and prompted the introduction of new gemstone cuts. It is not uncommon to see Edwardian jewels with baguette or briolette diamonds.
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Finding the Right Earrings for You
In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories.
Women wore ornamental earrings — studs and hoops at the very least — in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. Hoop earrings are imbued with symbolism and cultural significance for many, and on view in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near Eastern Art Gallery is a pair of simple gold hoops from Mesopotamia dating to between 2600 and 2500 B.C.
Today, ear piercing is very popular all over the world, and, as a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a good pair of earrings — modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. Sure, jewelry trends and the fashion darlings of social media come and go, but earrings have a staying power that seems impenetrable: The still-strong love affair between British royals and Cartier earrings is more than a century old, glossy 1970s hoops from legacy houses such as Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels remain the statement makers they’ve always been and although people have been stacking earrings for many moons, the allure of an expertly mismatched stack of charms and studs still feels fresh and new.
While there is no shortage of modern earring designs to choose from, the classics, like coral earrings, Art Deco–style earrings and diamond drop earrings are still heavy hitters. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique, new and vintage earrings today.
- Are hoop earrings old fashioned?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertNovember 14, 2023Whether hoop earrings are old-fashioned is a matter of personal opinion. Hoop earrings have been around since 2500 B.C., when African artisans first began producing them out of bronze, silver and gold. The ancient Egyptians would later wear them as well. During the 1920s, hoop earrings became a trend in the United States when the opening of King Tutankhamen's tomb sparked renewed interest in Egyptian jewelry. Since then, hoops have largely remained in style, and today they have become staples of hip-hop, Black and Latina cultures. Shop a large selection of hoop earrings.